Hydroexcavation is often promoted as a safer method of excavation — and in almost all ways it is. But that doesn’t mean...
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Safety Tips for Vacuum Excavation Operation
Unfortunately, despite all the available training and official guidelines set in place for vacuum excavation and HDD, accidents still occur. Being mindful...
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Kaiser Premier Introduces New Hydroexcavation Trailer
Kaiser Premier has introduced the TerraVac Xpose800 Hydro Excavation Trailer, which has the proven power of the CV Series Hydrovac in a...
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Choosing the Right Vac Truck for Your Application
With the miles upon miles of subsurface utilities being installed, repaired or replaced every day, the methods by which contractors unearth underground...
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Snapshot: Contractors At Work
In each issue, Dig Different magazine captures the work that contractors do through both words and pictures.
When photographers accompany profiled contractors on job sites,...
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Municipal Contracting: Dedicated Hydroexcavator Usage is on the Rise
When many people think of traditional hydroexcavating, the industries that come to mind are typically oil, gas and utilities. However, dedicated hydroexcavation...
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Customer Feedback Drives the Many Features of the X-Cavator
Bryce Rieger, Vac-Con’s national sales manager, does a full walkthrough of the company’s all-new X-Cavator, covering aspects like the climate-controlled operator enclosure...
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X-Cavator’s Cyclone Filtration Provides Ultimate Protection for Vacuum System
On the outside, the cyclone filtration on the all-new X-Cavator may look the same as other Vac-Con models, but as Bryce Rieger...
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Hydro or Air – Which Excavation Method is Right for Your Job?
Only a fool would claim that in a side-by-side, single-hole dig comparison, air excavation would be faster than hydroexcavation. Water will always cut...
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Brand-New Operator Station Is a Key Feature of Updated X-Cavator by Vac-Con
Get an up-close look at Vac-Con’s all-new X-Cavator in this video from the 2020 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show....
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Vac-Con Shows Off Reorganized Operator Station in All-New X-Cavator
Get an up-close look at Vac-Con’s all-new X-Cavator in this video from the 2020 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show....
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Vac-Con Updates Boom Features in All-New X-Cavator
Get an up-close look at Vac-Con’s all-new X-Cavator in this video from the 2020 WWETT Show. National sales manager for Vac-Con, Bryce...
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Trucks So Cheap it Seems Too Good to be True? It Probably Is.
Hydro and vacuum excavation as a means of utility locating is becoming increasingly popular with contractors, as this method of digging is...
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Contractor Finds Success in Hydroexcavating After Making Career Change
Like the lyrics of the chart-topping Beatles hit, All You Need Is Love, Bill Lietzke’s almost instant love for hydroexcavating has provided...





















